March thread.
This post updated 01 June
MrsG returned on the 25th of March and was joined by Aran on the 29th.
(The beginning of the reunion video is a must-see for all fans of MrsG - I'm posting it today 01 June, to remind us of a happy time before the tragedies of May 2021.)
The month of May brought unrelenting wind, rain and corvids, as well as persistent intruder KS8 (among others) - and Aran somehow injured his right wing, rendering him unable to fish. Within a few days all the chicks had sickened and died. It could hardly have been more stressful for MrsG and Aran, but they are recovering together while the caring Glaslyn team is supplying fish each night.
(The chicks' bodies have been removed from the nest by Aran and MrsG, so we shall never know the cause of their deaths.)
In the right margin of this page are links to Glaslyn's posts documenting the misfortunes on the nest.
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MaryGK said:Wonderful views of Aran this morning, sorry for spamming but cannot chose just one
No-one will criticise you for that, Mary - and thank you for superb pics!
One of the cams just went down, it's the one I'm downloading so I've changed to this one.
Close up of Mrs G.
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One word, Mike....Iconic!
Fabulous, thank you!
patily said:When I looked in a while ago Aran was incubating and Mrs G was onthe perch Heather was saying in chat that a 2008 chick, YC wasbreeding in Cumbria Did we know that?
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Aran in one of his nearbydead trees
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patily said:Arani incubating Mrs G standing on the rim
I would have done a demo snap but Aran wouldn't look our way until MrsG had flown
When MrsG was back on duty a squirrel popped up onto the fence - she gave it a look but no flap - needless to say, it didn't hang around:
Aran flying off from his dead tree perch:
He went to his perch and preened. As I couldn't get anything to match MARY's supersnaps the other day, here's an "enhanced" sample, complete with smudges:
Spending some uneventful time (4m11s) with the couple:
Aran had to be got up with a stick:
I haven't found a fish yet but coud have missed one.